11/11/14

Welcome Little Gideon!!

Sometimes life surprises us in the best ways possible. Take for example this handsome little angel baby that showed up a whole two weeks early. We are still wandering around in a rather shocked stupor in this house. And the icing on the cake?! If Emmett's birth story was a textbook example of all things gone wrong, this little guy's is it's perfect antithesis. It was almost as if God was just showing off His greatness and we didn't mind a bit.

I'll be sharing the whole story very soon, but in the meantime, I want to share his name and why it's so special to us.

Like Gideon in the Bible, may you cling to God as you do hard things

Like your Uncle Brian, may you love and serve your family well.

Like your great great Grandpa Steele who led your Grandpa Chmelar to Jesus,

He is beautiful! And I am so happy for you that things went so blissfully smoothly. What a huge blessing!! Congrats, and soak up those little moments. LOVE the name, btw. Gideon was always towards the top of our list...not that we've ever gotten a chance to use it yet. :p

Oh, this is just so wonderful!! I LOVE the meaning behind his name. Names are a big deal to me, but the meaning even more so. What a beautiful strong name you've given your little son. And the little alluding to his birth, I am so thankful with you for a better experience. Yay God! xoxo